Stock No. 2530	Gold and enamel Manchester Ship Canal Land Agent pass
Very attractive Victorian gold and enamel Land Agent pass for the Manchester Ship Canal Company. Circa 1885, or perhaps just a little bit later. The medal is shaped in a circular form with the two branches of an anchor hook curved around the base. The top bar of an anchor is shown at the top of the medal and a loop or ring is attached to this. Around the edge of the obverse side of the medal is inscribed in raised letters on a matted ground "MANCHESTER SHIP CANAL COMPANY. INCORPORATED 1885." The centre of the obverse is applied with a painted enamel disk depicting a cargo ship in full sail travelling down the canal with flags flying. The reverse of the medal shows a stylised industrial scene in relief at the top of the medal, with LAND AGENT engraved at the bottom. In between the two is engraved the name A.M.. Dunlop, in a different script. This is, presumably, the name of the Land Agent who owned the pass.

Condition :-Extremely fine and very crisp both on the enamel and the gold
Circa :- 1885
Size :- 1.95 inches (49.53 mm) long including loop x 0.95 inches (24.13mm) at widest point
This is a charming medal, full of social history. The painting of the ship and canal on the enamel is beautifully done. Manchester serves as a distribution point for the surrounding mill towns and the whole area is the most densely populated region of Britain. The building of the Manchester Ship Canal changed the city from a river port to a seaport.

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